Olive Garden Lasagna Classico (Serves up to 12)

About This Dish

The Olive Garden Lasagna Classico pan that serves up to 12 is the largest single item on the catering menu at $61.99, with 6,470 calories, 364 grams of fat and 13,900 milligrams of sodium in the whole pan. It is the same lasagna served in the restaurant, layers of pasta, mozzarella, ricotta, parmesan and romano with the homemade meat sauce of pan-seared beef and Italian sausage, baked in a full-size pan instead of cut into single portions. Because it is baked to order, Olive Garden asks for four hours notice on this size, compared with two hours for the smaller pan.

Per person the pan works out to about 540 calories and $5.17 when it feeds 12, which makes it the most economical way to serve Olive Garden lasagna to a crowd; the pan that serves up to 6 is $51.99, and the Family-Style Lasagna Bundle with salad and breadsticks is $65.99. The large pan comes without sides, so catering orders usually add a jumbo house salad ($24.49, serves 6) or a half gallon of soup ($19.99) and breadsticks to round out the meal. It is available for catering pickup and delivery through olivegarden.com and the app, and it reheats well covered in a 350°F oven for 30 to 40 minutes.